Photo by Shaun Barrows

Photo by Shaun Barrows

  • Ground broken today on the new pediatric emergency unit at United Medical Center. [WJLA]
  • An update on the ongoing land lease negotiations for a hotel-anchored mixed-use development at 5th and Eye Streets NW. Specifics are still a ways off. [DCmud]
  • Erm, if you’re sending in questions to an advice columnist on the Cleveland Park listserv, we have a little free advice for you: stop it. [City Desk]
  • Metro got a federal grant to hire 20 new officers in order to help fight terrorism. [WTOP]
  • White House Urban Affairs Director Adolfo Carrion will become the main contact for the Washington region with the Obama administration. [D.C. Wire]
  • Reports of a pair of muggers attacking a victim with mace. Hopefully this isn’t a trend. [14th and You]
  • Five in a row!? A sweep against the Marlins? You’re sure those are the Washington Nationals? [MLB.com]